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Show A FEELER TOWARD PEACE. Japan is reported to have made un-ofllclal un-ofllclal representations to Russia, looking look-ing toward peace. The report states that Russia incontinently rejected the feeler. But It Is doubtful if the whole matter will bo left to Russia to accept or rejeot: The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his speech at the Guildhall banquet on Wednesday night, dwelt with such significant emphasis on arbitration arbi-tration that his speech 1b taken to be a hint that Great Britain would support France and the United Slates In Intervention Inter-vention to stop the carnage. It seems that President Roosevelt Is looked to to take the Initiative In making the peace proposulw, and that France would join as an original party In the making of them, with Great Britain as the supporter of both. It Is problematical what course the Emperor of Germany would tako; but It Is known that he would be extremely careful to do nothing that would ruflle the feelings of the Czar. If the other powers should proceed without him, there Is opened the possibility of a contest con-test between Russia and Germany on the one side and Great Britain, France and the United States on the other, as 1 predicted by a Polish patriot in .an Interview, wlt& Mr, Stead ia iuo lost number of the Monthly Review of Reviews. If Russia is wise, she will listen to tho volco of tho powors whenever they mako up their minds to Intervene. Not only would sho lose by refusing In actual material advantago at tho final s2ttlemont, her prcstlgft would bo badly damaged, by a refusal; for Japan Is likely to treat hor nt tho last with a severity much greater than would bo urged by tho great powers of Europe. |